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Amy by Any Other Name

by Maureen Garvie

When sixteen-year-old Amy wakes up in a hospital bed, terribly injured from a dive onto hidden rocks in a quarry, her shattered body is not the worst of her troubles. The worst of it is the fact that the body isn''t her own. An over-achiever from a wealthy Toronto family, Amy has somehow ended up in the body of Krystal, a troubled girl from a town two hundred miles away. No one, of course, believes what Amy says. Amy''s drive and determination help her to build a new life, but all she really wants is to find her way back to the one she once had. Or does she? Amy by Any Other Name is a story about identity – and about the human capacity to grow and change.

Shortlisted for the 2010 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic.

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Kiss Me, Kate

by Anna Hales Owen

Catherine St. Clair reluctantly submits to a temporary marriage in name only with a hired gun named Hugh Adams so that she can qualify for her inheritance. But she’s determined to do it on her own terms. As a doctor in a world hostile to women’s emancipation, she knows the meaning of struggle. Yet her new husband is getting entirely the wrong idea about who’s in charge. How was she to know that the mysterious abduction attempts that had plagued her in the city would follow her and Hugh across the countryside? And why does Hugh get the idea she’s led such a sheltered life that she can’t take care of herself? Sure, there are trains to jump off, wildfires to put out, bullets to dodge, kidnappers to foil, knife-wielding old ladies to placate, and the occasional pelted egg. But nothing Kate can’t handle! Hugh has never met such an annoying female, and she’s never met such a stubborn man. Yet somewhere in their rollicking adventures, their passions start to flare as well as their tempers. A grand romance set in nineteenth-century America, Kiss Me, Kate will steal your heart.ce.

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Livin' the Dream: A Romance

by Anna Hales Owen

Private eye Ronan Blackwell believes he's up for the challenge when he agrees to investigate heiress Meredith Wingfield. Honestly, how much trouble could a sweet young debutante get into? But the daughter of the gazillionaire brains behind the high-tech FantasyWorld theme park chain has plenty of surprises. What's clear is that she has secrets -- and she's prepared to defend them. It's a game and a war, and both give it their all. Yet despite her need to protect herself, Meredith can't resist the temptation to play with fire where the sexy detective is concerned. Meanwhile, Ronan discovers a very inconvenient attraction to his creative and clearly not-to-be-trusted opponent. Ironically, dealing with their own ghosts, delusions, and superpowers proves to be the biggest challenge of all. But by ruthlessly targeting each other’s weaknesses, they strip away their delusions and learn to give love a chance.

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Gimme Back My Clothes: A Romance

by Anna Hales Owen

A ferry tale come true! Socialite playboy Jaro Cruse loses his clothes—and his name and identity—as part of witness protection, all so that he won’t lose his life. But did they have to send him disguised as a nerd to a wacko island community off the coast of Maine? What’s a celebrity like him to do? Get out, of course. But then why then did he so oddly free, now that he’d escaped fame and fortune? Roslyn McGuiver, the young mayor of the island, knows that nerds are safe. After all, they’re like a third sex! Yet why does she have to fight off this weird attraction to her geeky, uncooperative summer student employee? Meanwhile, she has a community in desperate need of a new direction that needs her attention. And as annoying as he is, Jaro has an even more annoying habit of becoming very useful—and very smooth—when he wants to. They’re not exactly fighting but not exactly getting along. He’s not being honest, and she’s not being open-minded. But thanks to the intervention of the island’s cult, biker gang, and pirates, the Women’s Muffin League, the town council, and of course, Hurricane Hubert, both learn to let go of the past.

A Kindle comedy best-seller in summer 2011!

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